| Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 166 in 16 sports |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Canada competed at the XI Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia from October 18 to 29, 2000.[1] The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 on foot and 53 on wheelchairs.[2] Canada finished third in the medal table and won a total of ninety-six medals; thirty-eight gold, thirty-three silver and twenty-five bronze.[3]
Swimmer Stephanie Dixon set a Canadian record at the Games for most gold medals at a single Paralympics, Winter or Summer, with 5.[4] The record was later tied by wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and skier Lauren Woolstencroft in the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[5]
- ^ "Paralympic Games History – Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Participation Numbers Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Canadian medalists 2000 Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ Vancouver Sun, "Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal" Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, CanWest News Service, 21 March 2010 (accessed 2 May 2012)